'The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist' Courtesy of Focus Features Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The future of AI is set to be examined in a new documentary feature from the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny. Focus Features is set to release The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist in theaters March 27, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell co-directed the film. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is told from Navalny director Roher's perspective as he aims to understand the risks and potential of the evolving AI landscape on the cusp of becoming a father. In his quest for clarity, Roher seeks out leading voices on both sides of the AI debate, and the movie includes in-depth conversations with these prominent figures. The film promises audiences a startling wake-up call about what could be in store. Related Stories Movies 'Riefenstahl' Documentary Director Discusses the Secrets and Lies of Hitler's Favorite Propagandist Movies Oscar-Contending Docs on the Front Lines in the Middle East Producing the film are Daniel Kwan (who co-directed the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Jonathan Wang for Playgrounds, Shane Boris for Cottage M and Diane Becker for Fishbowl Films. Ted Tremper also produces. Roher's previous documentary work includes helming the music-focused Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band and Navalny, centered on Russian political prisoner Alexei Navalny. The latter film won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2023. Roher also directed the thriller feature Tuner, which premiered at this year's Telluride Film Festival and stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman and Havana Rose Liu. Focus Features' fall slate includes Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, led by Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley; Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia, with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons; and Craig Brewer's Song Sung Blue, hitting theaters on Christmas with leads Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Toronto Film Festival 'Sirat' Director Oliver Laxe to Get Toronto Film Fest Retrospective (Exclusive) Oscar Wilde Awards Domhnall Gleeson to Be Honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive) Heat Vision Zendaya, Robert Pattinson Face Pre-Wedding Disaster in A24's 'The Drama' Trailer Oscars 2026 Austria's International Oscar Submission 'Peacock' Is a Darkly Comic Take on Rent-A-Friend, Social Media Culture Pippi Longstocking Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds 'A World Gone Mad - The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren' Sentimental Value 'Sentimental Value,' 'Toni Erdmann' Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor Toronto Film Festival 'Sirat' Director Oliver Laxe to Get Toronto Film Fest Retrospective (Exclusive) Oscar Wilde Awards Domhnall Gleeson to Be Honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive) Heat Vision Zendaya, Robert Pattinson Face Pre-Wedding Disaster in A24's 'The Drama' Trailer Oscars 2026 Austria's International Oscar Submission 'Peacock' Is a Darkly Comic Take on Rent-A-Friend, Social Media Culture Pippi Longstocking Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds 'A World Gone Mad - The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren' Sentimental Value 'Sentimental Value,' 'Toni Erdmann' Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor